Pedagogical concerns
Transcript of Pedagogical concerns
Pedagogical concerns for
classroom practice.
Purposes
The role of the computer is act like a virtual teacher.
Learners increase in autonomous learning
Teachers see the computer as a complementarytool, not as alternative.
Some computer programs have been created in orderto help and guide teachers.
Some computer programs offer comprehensiveeffective and efficient language teaching withouthuman intervention.
There are clearly limits to the ways in which software can take place of a teacher.
The level of trust of the student depends on themodel of instruction for the software.
Software objectives:
In CALL environment perhaps needs to offer differentinterfaces or combinatios to accomodate different learningstyles as appropiate to different skills.
Each software are created to improve important task forteachers and learners.
This programs include the deveoplment of basicsklls, reading, writing, speaking, liseting.
Sub- categories includes micro skills, and vocabularyrelated to local and individual needs.
Learners can be more closely involved in the decision-making process of what is taught and how it is taugh.
Creating mental maps, schemas, charts aldo include anoverview of the curricular objectives that help learnes toprogress.
Making better use of existing Materials
Learners need to reflect upon their learning in discussion with teacher and peers, in diaries and in reports.
Trough reflexion, leareners bwgin to examine learningmaterials and their strategies for approaching them.
When a CALL program is not suitable, learners and tecahers might examine ways in which it can beadapted.
The creation of manuals whit the most useful isbeneficial to future learners.
Another good way to use materials is create or addnew challenging appropiate for the user.
Establishing an environment where call
may take place
Establish a correct suuport in order to computers work well is important.
For collaboration is CALLalso neccesary the use of individual laptop and
wireless networks have made shcools flexible learning, so, students are
free to study anywhere.
The conection to the Internet should be permanet, due to interruptions
can discourage CALL environment.
The main problem in classroom is how to isolate an individual student
while a group of students the collaborative opportunity to excitedly
discuss and negotiate.
The use of a large screen can help students to work together and the
same time.
One of the challenges to collaboration is the nees to determine the
working process, if ts is subverted, the main purpose of CALL becomes
more difficult for learners to learn and tecahers may dismiss collaborative
activities for the wrong reason.